Pok Fu Lam Road
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Li Sing Primary School | |
| Length | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) 5.0 km (3.1 mi) two-way, 0.1 km (0.062 mi) one-way |
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| South end | Shek Pai Wan Road |
| North end | Queen's Road West |
| Pok Fu Lam Road | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Bófúlín Dào |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Bok fùh làhm douh |
| Jyutping | Bok3 fu6 lam4 dou6 |
Pok Fu Lam Road, or Pokfulam Road, is a four-lane road in Hong Kong. Built on Hong Kong Island, the road runs between Sai Ying Pun and Wah Fu, through Pok Fu Lam.
Description
It runs south from Sai Ying Pun, passing
Sassoon Road and Bisney Road. Recently, the junction was renovated into a large intersection with highway loops, to ease traffic congestion. Further down the road, there is a large reservoir, a school for the blind, a vocational education centre and two large housing complexes: Chi Fu Fa Yuen and Pokfulam Gardens
. The road ends at the Pokfulam Fire Station.
Spelling
The road name is always spelled as Three words Pok Fu Lam Road (see road sign above), and not Pokfulam Road.
Along Pok Fu Lam Road is a property development, The Belcher's, built in 2000–2001.
Intersections
Listed from south to north.
| District | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trumpet interchange ; Southern terminus | |||||
| 0.3 | 0.19 | Victoria Road | |||
| Pok Fu Lam | 0.5– 0.7 | 0.31– 0.43 | Chi Fu Road | Trumpet interchange | |
| 1.0– 1.1 | 0.62– 0.68 | Chi Fu Road | Modified trumpet interchange | ||
| 1.4 | 0.87 | Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road | |||
Sassoon Road | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | Bisney Road | Northbound only | ||
Kennedy Town | 3.3 | 2.1 | Mount Davis Road / Smithfield | ||
| 3.8 | 2.4 | Pokfield Road | |||
| Shek Tong Tsui | 4.3 | 2.7 | Hill Road Flyover to  Route 4 east | Northbound only | |
| 4.5– 4.6 | 2.8– 2.9 | Hill Road / Bonham Road | No access from southbound to eastbound Bonham Road | ||
| 4.6 | 2.9 | Third Street | Northbound only | ||
| Sai Ying Pun | 4.8 | 3.0 | Kui Yan Lane | Pedestrianized | |
| Water Street | |||||
| High Street | |||||
| 4.9 | 3.0 | Rose Lane | Pedestrianized | ||
| Third Street | |||||
| 5.0 | 3.1 | Second Street | Two-way street ends | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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One-way section
Listed from north to south. The entire road is in
Central and Western District
.
| km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | Queen's Road West | |||
| 0.03 | 0.019 | Sam To Lane | Pedestrianized | ||
| 0.05 | 0.031 | First Street | |||
| 0.08 | 0.050 | Sai Wa Lane | Pedestrianized | ||
| 0.10 | 0.062 | Second Street | End of one-way street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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22°15′29″N 114°08′12″E / 22.25798°N 114.13674°E
See also
- Ricci Hall, located at No. 93 Pok Fu Lam Road
- Queen Mary Hospital, located at No. 102 Pok Fu Lam Road
- Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Pok Fu Lam Road Cemetery, located at No. 125 Pok Fu Lam Road
- Béthanie, located at No. 139 Pok Fu Lam Road
- University Hall, located at No. 144 Pok Fu Lam Road, a student hall of the University of Hong Kong
- List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. Pok Fu Lam Road (Two-way street) (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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External links
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